Arville Harris
Arville Harris (* 1904 in St. Louis ; † 1954 ) was an American jazz musician ( saxophone , clarinet ).
Live and act
Harris came from a musical family; his brother was the violinist and band leader Jimmy Harris, his sister Marie was a pianist. His brother Leroy Harris (1916-2005) was also a jazz musician. Early in his career he worked on river steamers in the band of Hershal Brassfield and with Bill Brown and the Brownies (1925-28). In 1923 he accompanied the blues singer Ida Cox with Love Austin and Her Blues Serenaders . In the following years he often worked with Clarence Williams a . a. in recordings with Eva Taylor , Sara Martin , Katherine Henderson , also with King Oliver (1928), Fats Waller / Eddie Condon ("Minor Drag") and Fletcher Henderson (1929). From 1931 he was a member of the Cab Calloway orchestra , to which he belonged until 1935 and also toured Europe. In the following years he worked a. a. with Jack Butler (1935), LeRoy Smith , Claude Hopkins (sporadically between 1937 and 1939) and with Maurice Rocco . In the last years of his life he led his own band that had an engagement in New York's Majestic Ballroom . In the field of jazz he was involved in 85 recording sessions between 1923 and 1936.
Web links
- Arville Harris at Allmusic (English)
- Arville Harris at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b See Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973 . 2006
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 25, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harris, Arville |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (saxophone, clarinet) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1954 |